It's the little things ...

notice the light bulb sticking out of the top? classy. :)

... the boy getting back from a long trip away. [not so happy he's gone again]

... getting our wedding invites in the mail.

... watching things get bought up off our registries. [I feel like a greedy, ungrateful brat for saying this but it really does make me happy and I really am thankful for the gifts.]

... reading a book that finally I can agree with.

... warm weather which means that C will now come for walks with me.

... my kitten who refuses to let me sleep without him.

... watching dogs dream.

... a long, hot bubble bath.

... finally buying lamps for our bedroom [even though I got the wrong lightbulbs].

... country top-40 countdown.

... seeing a kick-ass sunrise.

... coffee and bagel sandwiches from our favorite place.

... family owned businesses.

... a nap on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

... discovering How I Met Your Mother and watching it via Netflix.

... my presentation getting pushed back 3 weeks!

... class field-trips that involve breweries.

... taking the dogs swimming this weekend.

... going home and getting to see all my friends and family in less then a month!

... one day 'till spring break. [unfortunately I will not be jetting off to Mexico to spend an entire week drinking.]

... puppies. especially ones that I can play with but don't have to train.

I don't care...

... if it is St. Patty's Day. It's still not cool to show up drunk and barefoot to class because you were at Keggs and Eggs. I mean it's grad school ... at least scrounge around for some flip flops before stumbling to class.

Small weddings

This card is not a joke. People get seriously offended when they don't get invited! C and I decided it wasn't worth the fights. Anyone who's remotely related to us can be expecting an invitation in the mail in 2-3 weeks.

Randomness of the day.

... I am officially discouraged about finding a dress for our rehearsal dinner. I went to J.Crew and tried on a few dresses there but they made me look like I had 3 feet wide hips. Damn you J.Crew and your fabulous clothes. Why can't you make clothes for people with curves?

... C came back from Hawaii with presents. Yay! His present for me was a $150 dress that he got so I could wear it when I came with him to HI next year. Now ... the idea was sweet. Very sweet. According to him he told the saleswoman that he "wanted a tight dress for his fiancee". He got what he wanted. The dress was tight. After trying it on I decided that there was no way I would wear the said dress enough to make it worth the $150. He then suggested that I wear the dress to our RD. I laughed. My family's pretty conservative. The dress definitely showed off my bootylicious ass. I'm sure that's just what our minister will be hoping to see that day. Along with my father. The dress got returned. Sorry C. He claims I never keep any of his presents. I think he's right, but hey, it's the thought that counts, right?

... I have been putting off reading this book for class. As a result I have to read half of it today just to finish it in time for tomorrow. Ugh ... why can't I plan ahead like a normal person?

... The weather is SOO nice outside. All I want to do is go hiking. Instead I'm stuck inside studying.

... I officially ran out of toilet paper this morning. Again, maybe if I didn't procrastinate so much this wouldn't be an issue. Must run to Target.

... It was so nice to have Charlie home yesterday. Aside from having a buddy around to split stupid house chores with I really missed him.

... I really with people would stop asking us if we're going to have kids and how many kids we're planning on having. I also really wish that people would stop giving their opinion about it. If I had $1 for every time someone said, "You can't have just one. You have to at least have 2." I'd be a rich woman. Well maybe not rich ... but I'd have enough money to buy the quilt I want. I just don't understand it. First of all, you can have just one kid. They are not something that generally comes as a set, like boobs. And second of all, why do you feel like this decision is something that you should be a part of?

My untrained dog.

I've mentioned that my dog is crazy and gets a little out of control at times. I swear he could run all day long and never get tired. There are days that he gets to prove this to me, but lately since the weather's been so cold (for my standards at least) he's been cooped inside a lot.

Two days ago I was letting the dogs run around the field behind us before I left for school and this woman came walking up with her dog. Henry immediately ran up to her and then grabbed her dog's leash in his teeth and yanked it out of her hands. I wanted to crawl into a prairie dog hole and die. I gave her the leash back as Henry ran off and stuck his head down a prairie dog hole. Great. Let's just hope there's no bubonic plague in that field. I've contemplated signing him up for obedience training but the problem is that he really does know everything I just need to work with him more. Hopefully with the warmer weather coming up I'll get off my lazy butt and work on some training.

However, what he lacks in training I think he makes up for in cuteness.

Can you believe my mother thinks he's part pittie?

Yes, this is how he sleeps. Not the most modest of pups.

Look how polite he is.

Yep, he used all of those to yank the leash from that woman's hands. She had no chance.

Springtime shopping...

Ahhh, Anthropologie, how I love you so. If I had all the money in the world (or maybe just a little more than I actually do) then I'd be shopping at you a lot more.

I am on the hunt for a quilt for our bed. We have a duvet that we use in the winter but it's too hot in the summer especially because I refuse to turn on the a.c. Yes, you heard right, I'd rather sweat all day and night long than turn on the air conditioning. Poor C ... at least he knows what he's getting himself into. Anyway ... we have a lot of blues in our room so I've been looking for something with blue in it but nothing that says "this is your mother's Laura Ashley bedspread" (read: I hate florals).

So I've been looking at C&B, PB, BB&B, Target, and everywhere else ... which led me to check out Anthropologie where I found a whole bunch of things that I want:

Check out these cool measuring bowls. I think I'd be spending a lot more time in the kitchen if I had these babies to measure with. Eh, probably not but I still think they're cool.

How cool is this bowl? Way too cool to actually put anything in.

I found this quilt which I love. It's even reversible so if you get tired of one set of colors you can switch to another. It's a little too funky for C though. It might take some serious convincing (and a price reduction).

And these coasters would be perfect for spring. I can just picture myself using one to rest my margarita/corona/mojito on. :)

In case you didn't notice everything I picked out is a springy color. I am definitely ready to say goodbye to winter, snow, ice, and wind. I'm ready to plant some flowers, get a hammock, and spend a lot of time soaking up some sun.

Don't mess with the dress!

I need a dress for our rehearsal dinner and I've been looking around. It's going to be pretty casual and I want to get a dress that I can wear again this summer which means I'm definitely looking for something casual and something I don't have to dry clean. Here are a few that I'm thinking about:

From the fabulous J.Crew

I love this color pink. :)

From American Eagle

I like this one a lot. The straps are removable so I can wear it with or without straps and it's about 1/3 of the cost of the J.Crew dresses.

And lastly ... from The Gap.

Pretty similar to the AE one.

So, what do you think? Any opinions?